Secret Societies Have Existed Among All Peoples,

Much Has Been Said Of The Loneliness Of Wisdom, And How Much The Truth Seeker Becomes A Pilgrim Wandering From Star To Star. To The Ignorant, The Wise Man Is Lonely Because He Abides In Distant Heights Of The Mind. But The Wise Man Himself Does Not Feel Lonely. Wisdom Brings Him Nearer To Life; Closer To The Heart Of The World Than The Foolish Man Can Ever Be. Bookishness May Lead To Loneliness, And Scholarship May End In A Battle Of Beliefs, But The Wise Man Gazing Off Into Space Sees Not An Emptiness, But A Space Full Of Life, Truth, And Law.

It Is Only A Step From Boredom To Disillusionment, Which Leads Naturally To Self-pity, Which In Turn Ends In Chaos.

Symbols Are Oracular Forms-mysterious Patterns Creating Vortices In The Substances Of The Invisible World.

It Must Be Shown That Self-seeking Is Out Of Fashion, And That The World Is Moving On To A Larger Conception Of Living.

To Avoid A Future Of War, Crime, And Bankruptcy, The Individual Must Begin To Plan His Own Destiny, And The Best Source For The Necessary Information Comes Down To Us Through The Writings Of The Ancients. The Greatest Knowledge Of All Time Should Be Available ... In A Book That Would Be A Monument, Not Merely A Coffin.